Loja - Plaza Santo Domingo

Loja and Zamora

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December 15th 2007
Finally I managed to leave Vilcabamba. From there I took the bus to Loja where I went to the hairdresser Daniela had recommended me (and I really needed it). I also looked around the city for a while, but it did not impress me too much. Too many people, too much pollution. Although it does have a number of pretty colonial buildings. The next town was Zamora which is another entry point to Podoc ... read more

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more